Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers.
Fantasy, in addition to being great storytelling, moves us at some unique and profound level. It has, I think, the power of mythology, or ancient dreams we have always and forever shared. In it, we find our real world and our real selves.
Who but lovers dream alike?
All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.
The journey is the treasure.
I know that some readers think (The High King) should have ended differently. I cried for three days afterwards.